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Superfast Broadband: Rural Communities

Proceeding contribution from Alex Chalk (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 21 February 2017. It occurred during Debate on Superfast Broadband: Rural Communities.

Is it not right to note—as the hon. Member for Edinburgh North and Leith (Deidre Brock) did—that there can be premises in an urban area sitting cheek by jowl with others where there are enormous disparities? Does the right hon. Gentleman also recognise, and share my intense frustration, that millions of pounds of public money is sitting in bank accounts ready to hook up homes and premises, but all too often excessive caution, or the terror of being found in breach of state aid rules, prevents that money from being spent?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
621 c329WH 
Session
2016-17
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
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